Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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